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Fuchs Mizrachi was founded in 1983 by Leonard Fuchs and his family, opening under the name "Bet Sefer Mizrachi", "Bet Sefer" being the Hebrew word for "school" and "Mizrachi" being a religious Zionist organization. [4] [5] It originally operated out of the Taylor Road Synagogue with 18 students.
In Orthodox Judaism a yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is an educational institution where men can study the Torah, the Talmud, and develop their character. A yeshiva usually is led by a rabbi called a rosh yeshiva (head of the yeshiva).
Following is a listing of rabbinical schools, organized by denomination.The emphasis of the training will differ correspondingly: Orthodox Semikha centers on the study of Talmud-based halacha (Jewish law), while in other programs, the emphasis may shift to "the other functions of a modern rabbi such as preaching, counselling, and pastoral work.” [1] [2] Conservative Yeshivot occupy a ...
The Mizrachi stream advocated for Orthodox religious education combined with Zionism and modernism. Its goal was to impart national-religious education. The schools of the Mizrachi taught secular subjects - sciences, humanities, and languages. In the Mizrachi stream, most religious students and many from the Eastern communities were educated.
Yosef Mizrachi (Hebrew: יוסף מזרחי; born 1968) is a Haredi rabbi [1] and public speaker. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Considered by many to be a leading Orthodox Jewish outreach rabbi, [ 4 ] Mizrachi's outspokenness on certain issues has led to his widespread denunciation and characterization as misguided by leading Orthodox Jewish authorities.
The head of the yeshiva was Rabbi Yosef Gershon Horowitz, one of the leaders of the Mizrachi movement. During the British Mandate , the building served as the headquarters of Mizrahi in Jerusalem. The study hall on the second floor has a magnificent painted ceiling with depictions of Jewish holy places, the Jewish holidays, biblical animals and ...
Jewish religious movements, sometimes called "denominations", include diverse groups within Judaism which have developed among Jews from ancient times. Samaritans are also considered ethnic Jews by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, although they are frequently classified by experts as a sister Hebrew people, who practice a separate branch of Israelite religion.
The Religious Zionists of America (Hebrew official name: Religious Zionists of America/Mizrachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi, also known as Mizrachi, is an American-based organization that is the official body for those, mostly Modern Orthodox Jews who identify with Religious Zionism and support the goals of the general Mizrachi movement in America, Europe and Israel.